Orion thought about it for a moment.
His sensory ability had indeed become extremely powerful.
It was just that—
He had already gotten used to it.
So he never really treated it as anything special.
"Fighting purely with perception… feels a bit unfamiliar."
Although his sensing ability was strong,
He had never truly relied on it as his main combat method.
At most—
He used it as support while performing Chidori.
And now, after testing Chidori Sharp Spear and Chidori Senbon—
The original Chidori was no longer his primary attack.
After all—
It required close-range combatIts efficiency was lowerAnd it exposed openings for counterattacks
Kakashi Hatake said:
"Then train it."
"Your sensory ability is too strong to waste."
Thinking about the future—
Facing the Mangekyō Sharingan…
Even the Rinnegan…
Orion nodded.
"Yeah… I should train it."
After all—
The Sharingan was one of the most important bloodline abilities in this world.
The entire Fourth Great Ninja War—
Was essentially caused by people possessing:
SharinganRinneganRinne Sharingan
Orion didn't have ocular powers.
So his path was different.
Like Naruto Uzumaki—
He would rely on:
Overwhelming chakraPowerful ninjutsu
Even without Six Paths power—
Orion believed that when the Fourth Great Ninja War arrived…
He wouldn't necessarily be weaker than Naruto.
He trusted his own system.
He nodded.
"I understand."
"Kakashi-sensei, teach me more nature transformation techniques."
Kakashi smiled, clearly satisfied.
That was Orion's strength—
Unlike Naruto or Sasuke,
He didn't have strange emotional swings.
He was calm. Rational.
Easy to teach.
Training Progress
The two trained by the lake for several hours—
Until nightfall.
During that time:
Kakashi's chakra was nearly exhaustedOrion… still had plenty left
Because:
Kakashi had to demonstrate many techniquesOrion learned extremely fast
Each technique:
Explained onceDemonstrated once (at most)
And Orion would already master it.
In just a few hours—
He had learned over ten A-rank and B-rank elemental techniques.
Fortunately—
Not every technique required demonstration.
Otherwise—
Even draining Kakashi dry wouldn't provide enough chakra.
The Difference in Chakra
On the way back,
Kakashi looked at Orion—
Who showed zero fatigue.
"You're not tired at all?"
Orion smiled.
"Not really."
Kakashi frowned.
"You just used over ten high-level techniques."
"That should consume a lot of chakra."
Orion shook his head.
"Not much, actually."
"My chakra recovers pretty quickly."
That—
Was one of Orion's greatest advantages.
⚡ His Secret
His chakra didn't come from his body.
It came from:
➡️ Natural energy absorbed from the surroundings
While natural energy wasn't infinite—
It was more than enough to sustain Kage-level chakra output.
After all—
After the Fourth Great Ninja War,
Naruto had drawn enough natural energy to match Sasuke—
Who had absorbed chakra from eight Tailed Beasts.
Compared to that—
Orion's usage was nothing.
And most importantly—
Natural energy regenerates continuously.
As long as the planet still had energy—
It would never run out.
The only limitation?
➡️ His body.
It wasn't that Orion couldn't absorb more chakra—
It was that his body couldn't handle more yet.
Originally, his body wasn't special.
Only after gaining his system—
Did it gradually strengthen.
Now—
Having chakra comparable to Naruto was already incredible.
And because his chakra was derived from natural energy—
For the same technique:
➡️ He consumed far less chakra than normal ninjas.
Kakashi's Shock
Kakashi didn't know any of this.
"Fast recovery?" he asked.
Orion nodded.
"Yeah."
"Earlier, after using three lightning techniques, I was nearly drained."
"But it didn't take long to recover."
Kakashi didn't believe him.
He immediately activated his Sharingan.
What he saw—
Made his mouth twitch.
Orion's chakra…
Was already 80% restored.
"You just used over ten large-scale techniques…"
"And your chakra barely looks depleted?!"
Orion shrugged slightly.
"I don't know."
"It just recovers really fast."
Kakashi shook his head.
"This is ridiculous…"
"Not only do you have more chakra than me—"
"You recover faster too."
"And your techniques are stronger…"
He looked at Orion.
"Who exactly is the teacher here?"
Orion replied seriously:
"If a student can't surpass their teacher…"
"Then what's the point of being a student?"
Kakashi froze.
Then smiled.
"You're right."
"If my student can't surpass me…"
"Then I've failed as a teacher."
He paused, then added with a faint smirk:
"But only you can say that."
"Not everyone can surpass me."
That wasn't arrogance.
It was truth.
Kakashi was a genius.
If not for his past struggles—
He would be far stronger than he was now.
Even then—
He was already close to Kage level.
And in the ninja world—
How many could reach that level?
Most ninjas?
Their peak was Chūnin.
Even elite jōnin were rare.
But Orion—
Was different.
In Kakashi's eyes,
The only thing Orion lacked now—
Was battle experience.
Once that gap was filled—
He would surpass him.
And Kakashi felt nothing but satisfaction.
Returning to the Others
"Let's go check on Naruto and Sasuke," Kakashi said.
Orion smiled.
"Those two have great potential."
"They both carry immense power."
Kakashi nodded.
"Yeah."
"Even though Sakura has better chakra control—"
"Her reserves are limited."
"But Naruto and Sasuke…"
"They both possess enormous chakra."
"As long as they learn to control it…"
"They'll improve very quickly."
Kakashi already knew how to train them.
But unfortunately—
Their paths would soon diverge:
Jiraiya would take NarutoOrochimaru would take Sasuke
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